200% Dynamite! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub

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200% Dynamite! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub
Soul Jazz Records 200% Dynamite! set the benchmark for reggae meets funk compilations that has never been bettered. Jam-packed with reggae tunes that crossed over to become dancefloor hits such as Tenor Saws sound boy anthem Ring the Alarm, K.C. Whites classic cut of the seminal No, No, No and Augustus Pablos Rockers Rock, 200% Dynamite explores the links between reggae, jazz, funk and soul. Carrying on perfectly from 100% Dynamite, this second compilation continues to trace the history of Jamaican reggae and the influence of American styles such as funk and jazz had on this music. Featured here are serious funk and rocksteady tunes from the likes of The Skatalites and Johnny Osbourne through to Jamaican jazz from masters such as Tommy McCook and Byron Lee, as well as some serious dub from the likes of Augustus Pablo, King Tubby and Jackie Mittoo. New bonus tracks on this new 2023 edition include seminal dancehall party cuts Sister Nancys One Two and Chaka Demus and Pliers Murder She Wrote, alongside classic soul to reggae covers including cuts of Marlena Shaws Women of the Ghetto and Odysseys Dont Tell Me Tell Her.
Price
Genre
Format
LP · 3 disc
Release
09-02-2024
Label
Item-nr
960198
EAN
5026328605173
Availability
Not in stock

Tracks

Title
Artist
1
ROCKERS ROCK
AUGUST PABLO
2
NO NO NO
K.C.WHITE
3
RING THE ALARM
TENDA SAW
4
BEWITCHED
JOHNNY DAGAN
5
AGONY
PINCHERS
6
MANDELA
THE ABYSSINIANS
7
ONE, TWO
SISTER NANCY
8
KING TUBBY DUB
KING TUBBY MEETS TOMMY MCCOOK AND THE AGGROVATORS
9
MURDER SHE WROTE
CHAKA DEMUS & PUERS
10
READY OR NOT
JOHNNY OSBOURNE
11
EARTHQUAKE
JACKIE MITTOO
12
DON'T TELL ME TELL HER
SANDRA REID
13
HERB MAN DUB
THE SKATALITES MEETS KING TUBBY
14
WOMAN OF THE GHETTO
KIM KARRIOTT